Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 158405.015 - Employee is killed while trimming tree

Accident Summary Nr: 158405.015 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 07/14/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1685939.015	07/14/2023		561730	B. Davis Tree Service, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:35 a.m. on July 14, 2023, an employee was in a tree trimming a limb when the tree broke approximately four feet above the base. The tree fell with the employee anchored to it by a lanyard. The employee fell approximately twenty feet and landed face first on the ground. The employee died from his injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broke, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Falling Object, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Climber, Tree Climbing System, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1685939.015	44	M	Fatality		Hand cutting and trimming occupations

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